Curriculum / Math / 7th Grade / Unit 5: Percent and Scaling / Lesson 8

Percent and Scaling

Lesson 8

Math

Unit 5

7th Grade

Lesson 8 of 19

Objective

Solve percent problems fluently, including percent increase and decrease.

Lesson Map

Topic A: Percent, Part, and Whole

Lesson

Define percent and convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages. Solve percent problems mentally with benchmark percentages.

Standards

7.RP.A.3

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Find percent of a number when given percent and the whole.

Standards

7.NS.A.37.RP.A.3

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Find the whole given a part and percent.

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7.NS.A.37.RP.A.3

Lesson

Find the percent given a part and the whole.

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7.NS.A.37.RP.A.3

Topic B: Percent Increase and Decrease

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Find a new amount given the original and a percent increase or decrease.

Standards

7.EE.A.27.RP.A.3

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Find the original amount given a new amount after a given percent increase or decrease.

Standards

7.EE.A.27.RP.A.3

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Find the percent of increase or decrease given the original and new amounts.

Standards

7.RP.A.3

Lesson

Solve percent problems fluently, including percent increase and decrease.

Standards

7.EE.A.27.RP.A.3

Topic C: Percent Applications

Lesson

Solve percent applications involving discount, tax, and tip.

Standards

7.EE.B.37.RP.A.3

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Solve percent applications involving simple interest, commissions, and other fees.

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7.EE.B.37.RP.A.3

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Solve percent applications involving measurement and percent error.

Standards

7.EE.B.37.RP.A.3

Topic D: Scale Drawings

Lesson

Define and identify scale images.

Standards

7.G.A.1

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Define and determine scale factor between two scale images. Use scale factor to draw scale images.

Standards

7.G.A.17.RP.A.3

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Use a scale to determine actual measurements.

Standards

7.G.A.17.RP.A.3

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Use scales in maps to find actual distances between locations.

Standards

7.G.A.17.RP.A.3

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Use scales in floor plans to find actual measurements and dimensions.

Standards

7.G.A.17.RP.A.3

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Compute actual areas from scale drawings.

Standards

7.G.A.17.RP.A.3

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Draw scale drawings at different scales.

Standards

7.G.A.17.RP.A.3

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Create a scale floor plan (optional).

Standards

7.G.A.17.RP.A.3

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